PL income is on a different planet to the other divisions, so most owners will do absolutely anything to keep their snouts in the trough.

As a supporter, you might be forgiven for thinking that rather than paying contract compensation to Pulis, and now a CEO and Chairman, why not have invested more in the playing staff in the first place?

Saying that, the whole Berahino saga did seem particularly car crash. While it may have appeared a strong position of holding a player to his contract, they ultimately reduced an asset's value by 50% and got nothing more out of him. Seemed a particularly stubborn piece of business really.

West Brom have problems with FFP. I've read that their wage bill is huge and they've struggled to make permanent signings because of it. Think transfers have been mismanaged over a few seasons to get them where they are now.